Along with the snow, people on the New Hampshire seacoast are bracing for high water, and people around the state are getting ready for possible power outages. WMUR's Jean Mackin reports.

Along with the snow, people on the New Hampshire seacoast are bracing for high water, and people around the state are getting ready for possible power outages. WMUR's Jean Mackin reports.

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Updated: 11:46 PM EST Jan 26, 2015

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WEBVTT SHE'S LIVE TONIGHT ON A VERY GUSTY HAMPTON BEACH. YES, VERY GUSTY, AND IT KEEPS GETTING GUSTIER, TOM. WE'VE BEEN MEASURING THE WIND GUSTS IN HAMPTON ALL NIGHT. OUR TOP GUST SO FAR IS RIGHT AROUND 30 MILES PER HOUR, THAT IS EXPECTED TO PICK UP, ADD ANOTHER 20 MILES PER HOUR ON TOP OF THAT. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO GET OVERNIGHT. WE'RE WATCHING TWO HIGH TIDES FOR TUESDAY. ONE HITS AROUND 4:30 IN THE MORNING, THE NEXT AT 5:00 TOMORROW NIGHT. THERE WON'T BE THAT STRONG GRAVITATIONAL PULL THAT A NEW MOON OR A FULL MOON WOULD LEND TO THIS CASE, HOWEVER THEY'RE STILL EXPECTING MINOR FLOODING. SO THEY ARE PREPARING TO POSSIBLY CLOSE STREETS CLOSE TO THE SHORE HERE. ALSO WITH THIS HIGH WIND THEY ARE BRACING FOR POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. YOU CAN HEAR THE WIND WHISTLING OFF THE OCEAN. POUNDING ON TO THE SHORE? HAMPTON, BY NIGHT FALL VERY FEW PEOPLE WERE OUT. IT'S NASTY, IT'S REALLY WINDY, THE WIN IS BLOG YOU OVER. IT'S PRETTY WILD, BUT IT'S NEW ENGLAND. I LIVED THROUGH '78, SO WE'LL SURVIVE THIS ONE. THE HIGH WINDS ARE RAISING HIGH CONCERN FOR POWER OUTAGES. UTILITIES SAY THE FINE LIGHT SNOW EXPECTED IS A BLESSING, BUT THE GUSTS COULD BE THE CURSE. THE WIND CAN HELP NEW A STHORM BY BLOWING THE SNOW OFF THE BRANCHES AND THE LINES. BUT IN THIS CASE IT'S VERY HIGH WINDS, NOT ONLY POSES A DAMAGER TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE, IT ALSO DELAYS US BEING ABLE TO SAFELY GET OUT THERE AND DO RESTORATIONS. POWER CREWS ARE ALREADY POSITIONED PRESTORM. HUNDREDS MORE FROM OUT OF STATE ARE AVAILABLE AS OF WEDNESDAY. IF NEEDED. EARLIER MONDAY COMMUNITY COLLECTED THEIR SALT FROM A FRESH SHIPMENT IN PORTSMOUTH, TRUCKS LINED UP FROM THE SALT PILE TO THE INTERSTATE. AND HAMPTON IS PLANNING FOR MINOR FLOODING. SOME OF THE LOWER LYING ROADS ALONG THE OCEAN FRONT DO GET COVERED OVER AND WE'RE PREPARING TO SHUT THOSE ROADS DOWN IF NECESSARY. WE'RE ALSO PREPARING FOR ANY POWER OUTAGES THAT WE MIGHT EXPERIENCE DUE TO THE HIGH WINDS. FIRE DEPARTMENTS HERE AND STATEWIDE SAY YOU NEED TO PREPARE AS WELL. KEEP VENTS AND EXITS CLEAR OF SNOW DRIFTS A. LONG WITH YOUR CLOSEST FIRE HYDRANT. WE ASK THAT THEY ADOPT A HYDRANT SO THEIR LOCAL FIRE HYDRANT, PLEASE CLEAR IT OUT. IN THE CASE OF A FIRE IT WOULD CERTAINLY HELP WITH US SPEED IN BEING ABLE TO DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO. LIVE HERE AT HAMPTON BEACH WE CAN TELL YOU THEY ARE NOT SERVING UP HOT SPEEDS ASORE -- OWE PIZZA OR FRIED DOUGH, NOT IN THESE CONDITIONS. IF YOU DO LOSE POWER, YOU CAN EXPECT TO STAY OUT FOR A LITTLE WHILE AT LEAST. ATHEY CANNOT SENT CREWS OUT WHEN IT'S TOO DANGEROUS TO BE ON THOSE BUCKET TRUCKS OF IF THEY HAVE WIND OF 30 MILES PER HOUR, THERE'S NO WAY THE LINES MEN ARE GOING OUT, SO IT COULD BE WEDNESDAY AT THE EARLIEST THAT POWER CREWS ARE ABLE TO GET OUT THERE. ONCE AGAIN WE'RE MEASURING GUSTS ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR HERE AT HAMPTON BEACH, EXPECTING THAT TO

Seacoast prepares for gusty winds, coastal flooding

Along with the snow, people on the New Hampshire seacoast are bracing for high water, and people around the state are getting ready for possible power outages. WMUR's Jean Mackin reports.